In keeping with our goal of providing the most complete medical care possible, we follow a consistent process in assessment and treatment.                     

            1) Getting to know  you:   We have streamlined the usual collection of paperwork for your first visit. We will personally review this information with you to fill in gaps and make sure nothing of importance is missed. Unlike the busy, rushed medical system you are used to, we will take all the time YOU need to address your questions and concerns.

            2) Checking you out:   At your first convenience we will perform a comprehensive multi-system exam on you to rule out previously unnoticed or undiagnosed problems, and to serve as a baseline for future care. Don’t be surprised if we tend to “talk you through this,” as we believe you deserve and need to know what we know about your health. Unlike other traditional doctor’s offices we have the relative luxury of taking all the time we need to carefully explain details of your health, pros and cons of diagnostic and treatment options and to answer any questions you might have.

            3) Committing to wellness:   Together we will go over such important factors for wellness as nutrition, preventive care, immunizations, exercise and risk factors. We want you to be as committed as we are to not just getting you well, but keeping you well. We will have you sign a “wellness agreement” to help you in your commitment to maintaining and improving your health.

            4) Asking your questions:  This is your golden opportunity to ask all the questions you have always wondered about regarding your health. We often find that patients who have been in a more traditional setting are initially reluctant to ask questions, but we believe that a good doctor is both healer and  teacher. Since we recognize that when you go to the doctor’s office you may forget to mention some of your questions and concerns, we will make sure that you know how to contact us by phone, e-mail, fax, etc.

            5) Taking it to the next level:   Rather than simply providing you with “stop-gap” medicine or waiting for a problem to occur before we fix it, we are committed to preventing problems before they happen. Along these lines we provide you with information and education to help you be and stay healthy. Our approach is to address your health from the inside out. So we can prevent problems before they happen. If and when necessary we will order appropriate lab and imaging studies and talk to you about them beforehand so you will understand why they are needed. Then we will review the results with you in detail. Discovering problems early is perhaps the most important factor in resolving them. Taking medicine to the next level means supporting you, educating you and using prevention and early diagnosis as the best tools for providing the best health.